Denied land or burial, Jalandhar village Christian family keeps body in mortuary
1 year, 8 months ago

Denied land or burial, Jalandhar village Christian family keeps body in mortuary

Hindustan Times  

Jalandhar: With no dedicated graveyard for the Christian community, a family in Jalandhar’s Rampur Lallian village has been denied burial of their 64-year-old member, who breathed his last on April 1. With no dedicated graveyard for the Christian community, a family in Jalandhar’s Rampur Lallian village has been denied burial of their 64-year-old member, who breathed his last on April 1. “The family wanted to perform Makhan’s burial as per Christian rituals, but the village panchayat denied us space in the village cremation ground. Even one of my close relatives cremated the body of their family member despite following Christianity,” the sarpanch said, adding “why would I and the panchayat go against the village?” Sub-divisional magistrate Balbir Raj said the matter is in the district administration’s notice and the block development and panchayat officer concerned has been directed to resolve the issue.

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Sans Burial Space, Dalit Family Performs Kin's Last Rites on Tumkur Roadside
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News 18  

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